The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-06-01
THE QUEEN Al WELLESLEY.
ne Royal Visitors Entertained DELIGHT
fully at the College.
From the Boston Journai.I

'ne excursions, which consisted princi-
pally of a visit to Wellesley College.
When the Queen had expressed a de.
sire to visit Wellesley, its officers and
students responded with cordial prep
aratons, the more hearty because the
Christian spirit Of the college has al.
ways been in close sympathy with the
missionary efforts on the islands.
AT 0I5 the royal party started for
Wellesley in a special car. There
were Her Majesty Queen Kspiolani
Her Royal IIighness Princess Liliuo.
kalani, Colonel Boyd, Commodore
Beckley Mr. and Mrs. G. d. Gilmore,
Mr. James l.. Hunnewell, the Ha-
walian Consul, Mr.. Lawrence Bond,
and representing the city, Alderman
Donovan with Mr.. John +. Dever,
Mayors Clerk, Councilmen Sanger,
Richard Sullivan, Murphy and Nc.
Enaney The party was joined by ex-
Governor Claain and ladies. The
Queen wore quiet costume of black
wool and silk, black bonnet trimmed
with ostrich feathers, and the orange
feather badge Of royalty around her
neck The Princess, who read the
morning paper during the ride, was
dressed in deep mourning.
When the party reached the college
a beautiful scene welcomed them.
The entrance, decorated with flowers
and the American flag, was surrounded
by groups Of young ladies' in light
costumes Within, the great hall was
brilliant mass of color The senior
class and officers Of the other class
stood in long rows, the nowertipped
batons showing that they were the
marshals Of the occasion. In the bal
comics the classes were groupedinpi
esque manner, and in front Of the palms,
azlleas and other lowering plants in
the center stood Miss Freeman, the
President Of the college, and Mrs.
Durant, the Secretary. A short recep.
ton followed, IN which the guests were
presented to the Queen and the Prin.
cess. Refreshments we're served in the
Browning Room, the rich furnishings
of which made an effective background
to the central decoration Of the table
After a brief interval the royal party
were conducted to the chapel, where
exercises Of welcome were held in a
most impressive manner. AS the
Queen entered with Professor Horsford
the audience rose and the students
poured forth in an earnest and solemn
manner the hymn, GLORIOUS Things o
Thee are spoken, Zion, city Of ouI
God" The royal party, President and
other officers Of the college assembled
on the platform, which was fresh with
azlleas and tropical plants, and Miss
Freeman delivered cordially the follow
ing address;
Yoay MajeSty and KoHr ROYAL High
ness. We give you this welcome to
our halls and hills and valleys with al
our hearts. We welcome you to Wei
lesley, not only for your own sake, bul
we remember gratefully and gladly al
you have done, and will in many era
clous years to come, do out Of YOU
royal bounty in behalf Of the Christian
culture Of your beautiful and fortunate
islands, which are no longer far away
from Wellesley. And not only Wei
lesley welcomes you on this royal festi
val and in this Queens weather. bu
seven hundred homes greet you in the
voices of their daughters, who have
gathered here from all around the
world. We are glad to give you honor
in the name of our Christian homes,
to whose uncrowned queens these halls
were dedicated, and 10 pray for bless,
ings on you, as you 90 on your royal
Journey to the great Queen Of stormiel
lands and seas than your Pacific
Islands.
Long life to Queen Kapiolanll Ant
to Her Royal Highness the Princess
Iiliuokalani, a long and happy lifel
To add TO the welcome, Miss Free
man called upon one who had lived il
Hawaii and could greet the Queen in
her native language, and Miss /. {,
Andrews, a Professor in the college
then repeated national poem. Dur
ing the greeting, and especially when
she heard her native tongue, the Queer
was visiby affected. Her features ex
pressed deep emotion, and when II
REPLY she expressed her appreciation
her tones showed the earnestness o
her feelings. She SAID in her own Ian
guage that she extended her love will
all her heart to the students of the col
Ilege, and would carry back to he
Island Home the memory of the faces
before her After the students sans
the national hymn, the Princess made
a short address in English She sale
THAT the Queens kindly expressions are
only echoed by herself There are
small institutions for girls in Hawaii
only small ones, and the Queen anC